FORECAST (model)

FORECAST is a management-oriented, stand-level, forest-growth and ecosystem-dynamics model. The model was designed to accommodate a wide variety of silvicultural and harvesting systems and natural disturbance events (e.g., fire, wind, insect epidemics) in order to compare and contrast their effect on forest productivity, stand dynamics, and a series of biophysical indicators of non-timber values.

A forecast model or forecasting model may refer to

• the mathematical model used in forecasting, see Forecasting#Categories of forecasting methods
• the specific, management-oriented FORCAST forecasting model